AHISA SUBMISSION

Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business 

12 February 2020

Skilled Migration Occupation List – March 2020 review

AHISA has been advocating since 2017 for changes to the Government’s approach to determining skills shortages in relation to schooling-related occupations for the purposes of the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa program.

In its submission to the 2020 review, AHISA notes that the increase in Australia’s school-aged population and other factors influencing the profile of Australia’s teacher workforce has intensified staff recruitment and retention issues in independent schools, particularly schools in regional and remote areas. The submission advocates for a shift of some education-related occupations from short-term to medium/long-term status to establish eligibility for a four-year Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482).

Submission to Skilled Migration Occupation List review